2013 in Review... these are a few of my FAVOURITE things...

OK, maybe more than a few... Looking back, 2013 was an amazing crafty year for me, with almost 250 cards created, so I hope you will bear with me when my favourite creations for the year top 30 LOL!  I've included my favourite wall art and scrapbooking too.

I was so excited to have been invited to join the inaugural FUSION and 10 Minute Craft Dash Design Teams, and as Guest Designer for Paper Smooches, CAS(E) this Sketch, Little Tangles, Keep It Simple and part of Christine's Das Kartenchaos Advent Calendar. Had a ball being part of the Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop and DeNami Designs Razzle Dazzle Blog Hop too!

 I'd LOVE to see your favourites for 2013 :)

You can like them up with Catered Crop Remembering 2013 and 

Just Add Ink 2013 Year in Review too.

Cards are linked back to their original posts for details - ENJOY!

January

  

February

March

April

 

May

 

 

June - Mostly monochromatic!

 

 

July - Return to COLOUR!

  

  

August

  

September

 

October

 

 

November

 

 

December

 

 

Wall Art / Scrapbooking

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to say hello :)

Happy New FUSION...

FABULOUS New Year to one & all, with a new team and new day for the FUSION Challenge!! This fortnight I thought I'd get a head start on scrapbooking for 2014, perhaps I'll make some headway with the 30,000 or so photos I have LOL! 

Inspired by the colours, shapes, layers and textures of the FUSION inspiration photo. Combining Scenic Route chipboard words, Jillybean corrugated alphas, Cosmo Cricket, Scenic Route and Sassafras Lass papers, Martha Stewart decorative punches and a truckload of Prima flowers and butterflies.  

We'd LOVE you to join in the fun...

How to play:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.

2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.

3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.

4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

5. Please read the other considerations on the Rules Page before playing along.

Drop by for some more fabulous DT inspiration here:

Betty J
Cathy Weber 
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti
Geri Freeman
Julia Aston
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener

Lynn Mangan

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

Sindhu

Stephanie Severin

Check Mr Linky to see how much time is left to play!! 

Happy New Year & New FUSION Team!

5 Minutes and 12 seconds later...

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2014!

Most of my crafting goodies are packed away at the moment, during the festive season, 

but I couldn't resist playing along with the last 10 Minute Craft Dash. teaming up with CASual Fridays Happy New Year, and CAS(E) this Sketch.

Stamps from WeR Memory Keepers Firework, Uniko Studio Happy and Sweet Stamp Shop New Year, stamped in glue and sprinkled with Silver Making Memories glitter, then the corners rounded and pop dotted on red cardstock and over a silver cardstock base.

Hop over to the FUSION blog for all the details of the fabulous new
FUSION Design Team, the next Challenge starts on January 2nd!

Betty J
Cathy Weber 
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti
Geri Freeman
Julia Aston
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins (that's ME!)

Lynn Mangan

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

Sindhu

Stephanie Severin

 

Happiest Holidays to All...

Hope all my crafty friends had a FABULOUS Christmas!!!

My craft room has temporarily reverted to it's humble beginnings as a dining room - so not so much craftiness going on here at the moment - but plenty of dining!!!

A CASE of Happy Bird-day...

I couldn't resist playing along this week with CASE Study, with this gorgeous graphic for inspiration. Created using Poppy Stamps Serene Bird negative die cut, Martha Stewart border lace punch, a combination of Memory Box and Bo Bunny papers and American Crafts sentiment.

Joining in the fun at Seize the Birthday Anything Goes, ColourQ,
and The Pink Elephant Anything Goes Challenge too.

 

Hope you are enjoying a relaxing Christmas Eve.

Advent Calendar...

Today's card is part of the fabulous Advent Calendar over on the lovely and hugely talented Christine's blog Das Kartenchaos, with 24 fabulous videos to watch, her Advent Calendar series is jam-packed full of Christmas inspiration!!!

Inspired by the card below, created earlier this year, with its bold colors, clean lines, different layers, and washi tape. The section inside the Lil Inkers Stitched Polaroid frame was filled with strips of Christmas washi tape, before the WPlus9 "Joy" sentiment was cut and pop-dotted, and the little wooden heart added.  My favourite Paper Smooches Freezy Fellas snowman has been paper pieced in MME papers.  Playing along with Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge, and CASology Knit Cue Card.

  

 

A CAS(E) of Paper FUSION...

Ideally I may have re-stamped this using silver embossing powder, but even more ideally I wouldn't still be making Christmas cards this close to Christmas LOL.  But if you need some added Christmas inspiration, there is plenty about with this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch, Paper Smooches Sparks Picture Perfect Challenge, CAS on Sunday Christmas Challenge and FUSION.  Created using Paper Smooches All Yule Need baubles, bow and sentiment paper pieced in Crate Papers Sleigh Ride patterned papers, with silver glitter paper and Silver Singo pen highlights.

Remember you still have til December 31st to join in the fun @ FUSION, 

or til the December 17th to apply for the Design Team.